Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-26
PERSONAL,

COL. NOAH f. SMITH. of Laconia, n. H..
who piloted Gen. Scott's army into the CITY OF
Mexico, Is critically ill.
MRS. EUNICE DARLING. of Hersey, Me-.
aged III years. knits "a pair OF stockings every
day, and attends TO household duties.
SENATOR PUGH makes about $4,000 a wear
out OF his law practice, and is said to own a
little property IN Alabama. He is a saving
man.
MASON BEY is now the only American in
the service of the khedive of Egypt. He
was formerly an officer in the Confederate
navy.
John Ericsson, the great inventor. is 81, but
he works ten hours a day steadily. Lazy
CLERKS who growl at elght hours day should
come and take LOOK at him.
a STATEMENT is going the rounds OF the
press that Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is pre-
parnR, with the assistance of her son, a
memoir OF her husband, the late Prof. Stowe.
AMovEMENT is on foot in England to OBJ
tam Tor Miss Jean lnBeiow one OF the annui-
ties IN the gift of the crown awarded for the
services OF literature. Miss lngelow was
born in 1885.
PHILIP JAMES BAILEY, the author OF "Fes-
tus," poem which made great literary
success twenty live years ago, but now almost
forgotten, Is 20 years of age and lives in
Backheath.
JOHN j. UPCHURCH. founder of the Ancient
Order of UnIted Workmen, died at SteelvIue,
Mo-, last Tuesday, OF pneumonia. he was 81
years Old and left behind him $50 600 members
OF the Order.
OUIDA is in London. Correspondents de-
scribe her "a soured ana discontented old
woman, withoutthuman cOmpaniOnship or
sympathy, and deriving no comfort from her
literary lame.
CARDINAL GIBBONS, whose .'Faith OF our
Fathers" Is said to have been more widely
sold than any Roman Cathonc book written
IN America, will reply TO Henry Georges at
tacks on the Catholic Church.
AMONG the list of appointments IN the
French Legion Of Honor is NJ. Bartholdi, who
is now a commander. Of the other distin-
guished men are NJ. Alfonso Daudet, the
famous French novelist, and NJ. Jules
Clsretc.
ASEST Lord Tennyson's bitter reference to
"the suffrage of the pillow" in his latest poem
1t is recalled that less than three years ago he
made one OF his rare appearances in the
House OF Lords expressly to vote for the fran
chlse bill which gave Hodge the ballot.
SENATOR HoAR has been employing his
spare time OF late in making a translation Of
Thueyddes. which IS nearly competed, He
evidently has an eye on the next Senator's al
election, and is determined TO start even with
Joha ID. Long with his translation OF Virgil.
MISS ELAINE GooDALE, the young postess,
is greatly interested in the question of edu-
three years at Hampton, Va, and has now
removed to Dakota with another young lady,
where they are TO teach an Indian school at
the mouth of the White river. Miss Goodale
Is AN enthusiastic believer IN the civilization
ana education Of the Indians.
MRS FOLSOM has scored point for the
good manners OF the Cleveland administra-
ton by going around and paying first call
on dignitarles OF high and low degree. There
was no place provided in the code for Presi-
Dental mothers-in-iaw, but she realized that
she was private person and has won much
favorable attention. she spends every day
with Mrs. Cleveland &C the White House and
holds "Wednesday receptions at Oak View.